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Pasayten Rim Wilderness Evaluation May-June 2009 Pasayten Rim Wilderness Evaluation WILDERNESS EVALUATION PASAYTEN RIM - 608025 41,349 acres OVERVIEW History The area was originally inventoried as two separate roadless areas totaling approximately 15,400 acres during RARE I. The areas were Sherman Peak (12,000 acres) and Last Chance (3,400 acres). The RARE II process combined the two areas and did not recommend the area for wilderness designation. Due to nonconforming uses such as road construction and logging, 160 acres were removed from previous inventory; 10,839 acres were added to the previous inventory as they met the criteria for a potential wilderness area (PWA) as described in Forest Service Handbook (FSH) 1909.12, Chapter 70. The following chart depicts the 1989 Okanogan Forest Land and Resource Management Plan direction for the 2006 potential wilderness area. Table 1--Management area percentages (rounded) Okanogan National Forest MA32 MA37 MA45 MA46 Recreation/ Mtn. Mineral Timber/ Scenery Goat Exploration Range Habitat 45% 11% 32% 13% Location and Access The area is located northwest of Winthrop in the northern portion of the Okanogan- Wenatchee National Forest, and consists of a long, narrow band of land along the south edge of the Pasayten Wilderness. All lands are located in Okanogan County. From Winthrop, access is provided over State Highway 20, and county and national forest roads in the Chewuch River, Eightmile Creek, Lost River, and Harts Pass areas. Geography and Topography The western portion of the area consists of a long, half mile-wide band of southwest facing slope between the Harts Pass road and the Pasayten Wilderness. The remaining portion of the area consists of a narrow band of steep, glaciated slopes with elevations generally above 5,000 feet. Elevations range from 2,500 feet on the steeply sloped Lost River Gorge to over 8,400 feet on Big Craggy Peak. DRAFT Colville, Okanogan-Wenatchee Plan Revision Product Page 1 of 12 May-June 2009 Pasayten Rim Wilderness Evaluation Current Uses A small portion of the Cub and Goat Cattle Allotments are within this area. Most of the recreation use occurs on a few trails which access the Pasayten Wilderness. Hiking and horseback riding use is considered moderate on these trails. Mountain bike riding on the first three miles of the Monument Creek Trail is low to moderate use. Off-trail use is low and consists mainly of hunting during the fall, and hiking and backpacking in the No Dice Lake area. Winter use is low to moderate and includes backcountry skiing on Last Chance Point, and snowmobiling and backcountry skiing around Setting Sun, McLeod Mountain, and Sunrise Peak. The Panther Creek Basin area is permitted for heli-skiing outfitter guide use. Numerous prospects and mines are present in the area, and exploration and/or development work has occurred sporadically since 1910. There are two active mineral claims. Appearance and Surroundings This area is characterized by spectacular scenery and steep rugged slopes. Lower elevations are forested with open subalpine meadows along high ridges. A portion of the area adjacent to the Harts Pass Road burned in 2003. The entire northern boundary of the area is adjacent to the Pasayten Wilderness. Key Attractions The area at Harts Pass, Monument Creek Trail, Robinson Creek Trail, and Copper Glance Lake are key attractions in the area. CAPABILITY FOR WILDERNESS Level of Natural and Undeveloped Environment The major human impacts to the natural integrity and appearance of the area are localized at specific locations. There are helispots in open areas near the ridgeline, and mining activity from Copper Glance Lake to Billy Goat Pass. Roads and timber harvest units are visible to the south, but the adjacent Pasayten Wilderness provides views of unmodified forests. The Harts Pass Road is visible from the portion of the area between the road and the ridge to the northeast. Water quality data is not available for the PWA; however, due to the relatively low level disturbance water quality is assumed to be high. There may be localized disturbances due to grazing activities. Oxeye daisy and whitetop, both noxious weeds, are known to exist at two locations within the Pasayten Rim PWA. Eastern brook trout are present in Falls Creek and Eightmile Creek. The Pasayten Rim PWA is minimally impaired by light pollution from the Methow Valley area. The entire PWA rates as Class 2 on the Bortle Scale. A Class 2 Typical Truly Dark Sky represents the darkest skies viewed in the continental United States. The summer Milky Way is highly structured to the unaided eye. Any clouds in the sky are visible only DRAFT Colville, Okanogan-Wenatchee Plan Revision Product Page 2 of 12 May-June 2009 Pasayten Rim Wilderness Evaluation as dark holes or voids in the starry background. No light domes from population centers are visible. Outstanding Opportunities for Solitude or Primitive and Unconfined Recreation A sense of remoteness is low because roads and timber harvest activities to the south are visible from the area. The opportunity for challenge is high because of the steep, rugged topography and some limited opportunities for cross-country travel. Generally the rugged slopes limit access through the area to a few trails which access the Pasayten Wilderness. Use levels are moderate, thus a moderate degree of solitude is available. The area supports primitive recreation use primarily by hikers and stock users. Special Features The area is within the North Cascades Grizzly Bear recovery zone and core recovery area for the Canada lynx, and provides source habitat for the wolverine. These species have very limited distribution within the region. The Cultural Resource Overview of the Twisp-Winthrop-Conconully Planning Unit (Bennett, 1979) identified evidence of a narrow gauge road and a cabin in the area. Manageability of Boundaries The existing wilderness boundary is located on a definable ridgetop. When the wilderness was designated, it was located on the definable boundary which left the remaining rind now called the Pasayten Rim PWA. Adding this PWA to the wilderness would bump the boundary to less definable features. Adjacent open roads could influence nonconforming uses into the wilderness. AVAILABILITY FOR WILDERNESS Recreation Most of the area provides semi-primitive non-motorized recreation opportunities except for the portion adjacent to the Harts Pass Road. The primary recreation feature in the area is the spectacular scenery and steep rugged slopes. The rugged slopes limit access to a few trails which access the Pasayten Wilderness. Most of the recreation use occurs on these trails and is considered moderate to high. Off-trail use is low and consists mainly of fishing at Copper Glance Lake and No Dice Lake and hunting during the fall. Copper Glance Trail (3 miles) is not maintained for motorized use, but is not closed to motorbikes or mountain bikes. Due to the steep grades and unmaintained condition of this trail, there is little motorized or mechanized use. There is mountain bike use on Monument Creek Trail. Currently, there are occasional mountain bike intrusions into wilderness on this trail and wilderness designation of the PWA may help reduce these intrusions. Overall, as use in the PWA is primarily hiking, recreation use would be similar under wilderness designation. DRAFT Colville, Okanogan-Wenatchee Plan Revision Product Page 3 of 12 May-June 2009 Pasayten Rim Wilderness Evaluation Table 3--Miles of recreation trails Motorized Trails Non-motorized Trails Snowmobile Trails 0 19 0 Wildlife The area provides suitable habitat for the gray wolf (federally listed as endangered), the grizzly bear, lynx, and northern spotted owl (federally listed as threatened), and the wolverine (listed by the Forest Service as sensitive). There are known occurrences of lynx, wolverine, and northern spotted owl in the area. Gray wolf and grizzly bear are suspected to occur. The Pasayten Rim area is adjacent to the Pasayten Wilderness and thus is important for wide-ranging species that require large areas with minimal human disturbances, such as grizzly bear, gray wolf, and wolverine. Mountain goats inhabit portions of the area. Steep, rocky outcrops and cliffs provide necessary security cover for them. Mixed conifer old growth in the area provides productive habitat for several species of wildlife. Snag habitat for cavity dwellers is abundant due to recent insect and disease outbreaks. Each PWA provides varying levels of habitat for focal wildlife species. To help evaluate the habitat that these areas provide, the following information given for each PWA: the focal species emphasized in the area, the amount of habitat for each focal species, the priority ranking for the habitat (based on conservation assessments and recovery plans), and the proportion of the total habitat available on the forest that is within this particular PWA. Table 4--Availability of habitat for federally listed threatened and endangered wildlife species, and R6 focal species Wildlife Acres of Habitat Priority Percent of Total Forest Species Habitat Ranking (1=high, Habitat in Evaluation Area 2=mod., 3=low) Grizzly bear 32,300 1 1 Canada lynx 3,940 1 <1 Wolverine 30,732 1 <1 American 260 3 <1 marten Water and Fish The Pasayten Rim PWA is located within Methow River subbasin (4th HUC), and contains the Chewuch and Methow River watersheds (5th HUC). Both are designated as Key Watersheds under the Northwest Forest Plan and PACFISH land management areas. The Pasayten PWA contains portions of nine subwatersheds (6th HUC): lower Lost River, West Fork Methow, Robinson Creek, Rattlesnake Creek, Lake Creek, mainstem lower Chewuch, Falls Creek, Eightmile Creek, and Goat Creek. Most of the acreage in this PWA occurs in DRAFT Colville, Okanogan-Wenatchee Plan Revision Product Page 4 of 12 May-June 2009 Pasayten Rim Wilderness Evaluation Lake, Falls, Eightmile and Goat Creeks, which all have nearly a quarter of the their respective area located within the PWA.
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